San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-05-04
FASHION NOTES.

Pearl embroidered slippers are the
correct thing for brides.
Silk stockings are of lace-like designs
and cobweb thickness.
Spangles enrich most of the fancy
work done with the needle.
Cream laces trim poppy red India or
China silks very tastefully.
The fashionable handkerchief 10 Of the
color OF the costume.
Green velvet dog collars are fsshiOna-
bly, worn with black lace gowns.
A gray silk makes up better without
combination with either black or white.
Silver and gold bands are worn about
the head in Imitation OF the Greek ILL
lets.
Full bishop sleeves and Gigot (leg Of
mutton) sleeves are seen on many new
gowns.
Black and white checked silks and
black and white striped ones are in IA
vOr again.
For home wear we now have tea
gowns, morning gowns, chamber robes
and Longing gowns.
Full soft drapery over shoulders and
bust lie seen in all the light lace, lawn
ana SauLe InDrlcs'
Lawn dresses are made with much
festooned overskirts, bOrdered with Val
en0iennes.
Drab and mauve are found to be a
good combination In dress street toilet
or for carriage wear.
Broad bands of white stitching on
| black kid gloves are de rigeur with
white and black toilets OF high cere-
| mony.
Satins sre going out of favor, and,
therefore, are very cheap, but they
make lovely underdresses for lace
frocks.
The coat sleeve is modified. IL Is made
looser above the elbow, and st the inner,
not the outer, seam at the wrist.
Bustles Of steel hoops are covered
with white or scarlet English morocco,
cut out In scallops and stitched in
rows.
Pale rose and pearl gray are admir-
ably combined in dressy toilets de vlste
and heme frocks Of silk and wool mix
lures.
The burnouse shawl drapery and the
jabot folds are the favorite arrangement
for the back Of the skirts Of spring
dresses.
When the Parisians wear catOgan
loop OF hair In the nape Of the neck they
still dress the top hair high and bang
the front locks.
Scarlet and poppy red India silks ap-
pear among the solar drabs and delicate
tinted blues, greens, pinks, and mauves
this season.
White or cream pearl piCot or feather
edged ribbon Is the inside pleating pre-
ferred for the sleeves and collars OF
dressy frocks this spring.
The Langtry hustle. which folds up
when the wearer leans back against any
thing and returns TO Its shape when re-
lieved of the pressure, is the correct dress
improVer.
Greens. grays, GODelin blue, hello
trope and old rose and dull yellow
shades are most frequently the cOlOrs
repeated in the polychrOme (Varigated)
silks of this season.
New Russian blOuses are made Of fine
silk Jersey webbing in tan, golden
brown. gray, or Roman red, and worn
with fancy leather or silver belt with
chatelaine attachments.
The popular apron drsperies are those
pleated into the belt or waist line and
falling in long folds In front of the side
panels, thereby increasing the slender
ness Of the figure.
The days of the famous Tourneure, or
dress improvers, seems to be numbered.
1t is much restricted in Paris in dimen-
siOns and is now worn smaller than at
any time since its first introduction.
Lounging or slumber gowns are made
In full, loose, MOther-HubbaTd skirt
style, shirred on deep yoke, and have
large loose bishop sleeves and deep
falling collar set on high band made TO
fit loose around the neck.
1t is we'll to remember that with plain
hanging, tucked or pleated skirts, espe-
cially on summer dresses Of a naturally
clinging limp nature, should be worn
underskirts of silk, Orgsndie, or fine
linen lawn which has rather stiff dress
ing, upon which the airy fabric COmpOs-
ing the gown should be mounted. The
hem of the skirt proper should fall over
narrow 'depassant" very finely pleat-
ed, and set at the edge of the underskirt.
This throws out the foot of the dress
skirt aud keeps il away from the feet,
and also gives it o more graceful appear
ance.
Hand-run silk nets In Chantilly, Span
ish and thread-patterns, having the de-
signs outlined In gold or silver threads,
are this season elegantly draped over
princesse dresses of amber satin, or
above slips OF primrose heliOtrOpe, dove
gray or Charles Y pink surah.
Plaits, folds, diagonal draperies, his
torical and antique effects in dress, pam
els, kits and bOdices Of various shapes
and styles, waist oats close and narrow
or ample, in old continental style, with
large Jeweled buttons, half belts, and
other accessories, are each and all of
universal adoption the present season.
The new broche gauzes with lace de-
signs 10 blocks or striped with velvet.
make very handsome dresses over satin,
or the soft repped silk known as failIe.
All these tissues will be lavishly
trimmed with beaded ornaments and
lace. The nets, tulles and gauzes, en-
broidered or woven in jet, are richer and
more elaborate than ever, and will be
used for entire bOdices, vests, panels and
many Of the dimiDutive mantelettes now
In vogue. Very frequently the hat or
bonnet made Of the same rich delicate
network will be en- suite with this effect
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